FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN DEPUY STEM

MDR report key: 2163390 · Received July 8, 2011

Report

Report Number
1818910-2011-12298
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 8, 2011
Date of Event
June 8, 2011
Report Date
June 8, 2011
Manufacturer
DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.
Product Code
JWH
PMA / PMN Number
NA
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS COMPLAINT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. DEPUY WILL NOTIFY THE FDA OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INVESTIGATION ONCE IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PRODUCT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REPORTED EVENT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EXAMINATION. THE REPORTED BROKEN STEM PRODUCT CODE AND LOT CODE REQUIRED IN RETRIEVING THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR REVIEWING AND SEARCHING THE COMPLAINT DATABASE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT DRAW ANY CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE REPORTED EVENT WITHOUT THE PRODUCT TO EXAMINE AND INSUFFICIENT PRODUCT INFORMATION. DEPUY CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THE PRODUCT AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE RE-OPENED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS REVISED TO ADDRESS LOOSE FEMORAL COMPONENT, BROKEN STEM, AS WELL AS POLY WEAR OF THE TIBIAL INSERT AND OSTEOLYSIS. THE LOOSENING OCCURRED AT THE CEMENT/IMPLANT INTERFACE. CEMENT MANUFACTURER UNK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNKNOWN DEPUY STEM TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS JWH DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 63 YR Required Intervention